Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
James W. Smith
Mar 25, 2010
James W. Smith, 98, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010 at the Villa St. Francis Nursing Center, Olathe, Kansas.
James was a switchman for the Santa Fe Railroad. He was a member of the American Legion Post 327, Moose Lodge and Eagle's Lodge.
Ron Meyn
Mar 24, 2010
Ron Meyn, 59, of Kansas City, Kansas, died March 24, 2010.
Ron was born May 24, 1950 in Kansas City, Kansas, son of Fred and Mary Ann Meyn. He was a 40 year member of Pipefitter's LU #533.
Surviving are wife,...
Chad Allen Oleary
Mar 24, 2010
Chad Allen O'Leary, 27, Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Elk City, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010, in Topeka.
Chad served as a sergeant in the United States Army in Iraq and the Persian Gulf as front line infantry until he was injured.
Sandy Langston
Mar 23, 2010
Sandy Langston, a resident of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away early on Tuesday March 23, 2010 after a nine month battle with breast cancer.
She was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on March 17, 1957, to Dolores Bullock and Emery Hollier. Sandy graduated from Acadiana High School in Lafayette, Louisiana,...
Joan Bergee
Mar 23, 2010
Joan Bergee, 88, of Shawnee, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Joan was born November 16, 1921 to William and Mary Moore in Valiant, Oklahoma. Joan attended Oklahoma State University before leaving to support the war effort by working in a defense plant. Joan...
Albert Van Lerberg
Mar 23, 2010
Albert C. Van Lerberg, 88, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away March 23, 2010, peacefully at his home.
Albert was a kind and gentle man, perhaps best known for Van’s Food Center, the local grocery store he owned for over four decades. Known as “Van” to many friends, he enjoyed...
Susan M. Hilton
Mar 23, 2010
Susan M. Hilton, 66, of Merriam, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the family home.
Susan was born September 7, 1943 to the late Kenneth and Daisy Brewer in Long Beach, California. Susan was married to Fred Hilton August 7, 1990 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Susan had a heart...
Debbie L. Wing
Mar 22, 2010
Debbie L. Wing, 51, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away after a battle with cancer Monday, March 22, 2010 at home.
Debbie devoted her career to the title industry and owned and operated Wyandotte Title from 1990 - 2005.
Debbie was preceded...
William A. Mcclellan
Mar 18, 2010
William A. McClellan, 76, Lenexa, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2010 at the V.A. Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.
William was born June 30, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts. After high school Bill joined the United States Air Force. He served over twenty years as an Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor...
Porn Sitthidouangleuthay
Mar 18, 2010
Porn Sitthidouangleuthay, 57, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away March 18, 2010.
Visitation and Funeral Service
A visitation will be held Friday, March 26, 2010, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. A funeral service will...
Linda M. Martinez
Mar 16, 2010
Linda M. Martinez, 92, of Lenexa, Kansas, died March 16, 2010 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Linda was born in Argentine, Kansas, to Thomas W. and Rachel E. Martinez. She attended Argentine High School. In 1940, she graduated from Trinity Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing, became an RN, and...
Carolyn R. Thompson
Mar 15, 2010
Carolyn Marie Richardson Thompson, 78, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away on March 15, 2010, at Research Medical Center.
Carolyn was born on February 23, 1932, in Pontiac, Michigan. She was a loving mother and grandmother, the oldest of six children, a pastor's wife and a kindergarten teacher at...
Johnna Raye Gilbert
Mar 12, 2010
Johnna Raye Gilbert, 47, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010.
Johnna was born August 5, 1962 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a member of Ink'd Girls. She was preceded in death by her brother, Charles Pearson and sister, Linda Kusich and her father, Robert Martin. Survivors...
Joseph Henry Bohrer
Mar 12, 2010
Joseph Henry Bohrer, 82, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, Kansas.
Joseph was born May 21, 1927 in Hickman Mills, Missouri, to Joseph and Nellie (Green) Bohrer. He was employed with the BNSF Railroad for 44 years. Joseph was...
Jerry Milton
Mar 11, 2010
Jerry Milton, 62, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010 at his home.
Jerry was born July 11, 1947 in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Melford and Jean (Richardson) Milton. On November 19, 1971, Jerry married Barbara O'Neill in Fridley, Minnesota. They moved to Lenexa, Kansas in 1982.
...William Lee Lowenbruck
Mar 9, 2010
William Lee Lowenbruck, 80, of Lenexa, Kansas, died March 9, 2010 at his home.
William was born on June 22, 1929 to Ambrose and Katherine Lowenbruck in Caldwell, Kansas.
He is survived by one brother, Sylvan Lowenbruck of Shawnee, Kansas.
...Elizabeth R. Ashbrook
Mar 8, 2010
Elizabeth Ashbrook 84, Shawnee, Kansas passed away March 8, 2010.
She was born November 24, 1925 in rural Fort Scott, Kansas. She was the daughter of Herman and Lottie Toepfer. Elizabeth attended grade school in rural Fort Scott at the Pleasant Valley School. She graduated from Fort Scott High...
Helyn Smith
Mar 8, 2010
Helyn Smith, 82 of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away March 8, 2010.
Helyn was born December 27, 1927 in Sunbury, Ohio, to George and Ethel (Buchanan) Morrison and was one of nine siblings. She worked as a beautician for many years, and was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Unit...
Donald L. “Don” Wempe
Mar 8, 2010
Donald L. "Don" Wempe, 82, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Monday, March 8, 2010.
Don was born January 1, 1928 in Brown County, Kansas, the son of Frank and Thelma Wempe. He attended Sabetha High where he was a member of the football, basketball and track teams. He graduated...
Valentine S. “Bud” Janasz
Mar 8, 2010
Valentine S. Janasz, 71, Prairie Village, passed away, Monday March 8, 2010 at University of Kansas Medical Center.
Bud was born December 7, 1938 to Bartholomew Janasz and Anna M. Blecharczyk in Leavenworth, Kansas. He graduated from Immaculata Catholic High School in 1957. After high school Bud joined the...






